Tag: phenotypes
Trapdoors in the Fitness Landscape: Scientists Revive Worries About an Evolutionary Metaphor
What if the structure of the landscape is like a block of Swiss cheese, flat and riddled with holes?
Former “Junk DNA,” STRs Found to Be “Rheostats” that “Precisely Regulate Gene Expression”
Rheostats are “often used as power control devices, for example to control light intensity (dimmer), speed of motors, heaters, and ovens.”
On Cambrian Explosion, Biology Journal’s Special Issue Betrays Cause for Darwin Doubts
The strength of a theory can be gauged by how well it stands up to attacks and how well it incorporates new evidence.
Vindicated But Not Cited: Paper in Nature Heredity Supports Michael Behe’s Devolution Hypothesis
The literature is looking at the same data that intelligent design proponents are looking at, making similar observations, and asking similar questions.
Doctor’s Diary: Evolution in the Country of the Blind
Fans of H. G. Wells are probably familiar with his 1904 short story, “The Country of the Blind.”